What Parenting is Really Like

My womb is offended. She is crying in her dark chamber of empty, stretched ligaments. She can’t quite remember the feeling of carrying around a surprisingly heavy 7lb creature, but she knows it happened. She can see it in the shape – the nice ovally roundness looks more like a pentagon. And indeed, she is quite like the…

As soon as they see your belly, most people will strike you with some out-dated advice on how to protect yourself during pregnancy. While many will advise you to get rid of your beauty and cleaning products, stop going to the gym and even stop having sex, our humble advice is: inform yourself before you…

I’m not going to lie, becoming a mother has been the hardest thing I have ever done. I haven’t slept in a year and a half. I am always exhausted. I am always on edge. And I look like someone has punched me in both eyes. HOWEVER, I have found that there are a few things that…

Falling in love. That feeling you get when an aeroplane is just about to take off. Sweaty. Slightly buzzed and smelling of cheap white wine. Nervous. My words were all mixed up as I tried to walk in strikingly thin heels down a road so cobbled that I fell over and smacked my face on a tree. He held my hand for…

I seriously need to attend a Mobileholics Anonymous meeting, I am on my phone constantly. Tweeting. Liking. Posting. Ranting. Raving? Where does the line stop! However, on a slightly more positive note, I am very AWARE that I have this addiction. Not only does my boyfriend constantly nag me to “GET OFF YOUR PHONE,” but I…

I love the show First Dates, have you head of it? It does what it says on the tin. I CANNOT GET ENOUGH. I especially love when the couple end up staying together, it’s almost as if a real love story has unfolded right in front of my eyes whilst I eat sweet and salty popcorn…

My son is 1 year old and he slaps us in the face ALL. THE. TIME. So we tried a few different ways to stop the madness…. For more fun subscribe to my channel, I promise it will be worth it ; ) Linking up with #DreamTeam

Over the last month, I have been interviewing for other jobs (**update: I’ve been offered two jobs, both advertising agencies, and both much better than my current one!) and it has really made me think about my job as a mum, what would an employer ask me if I was going for the position of Parent? …

Breast-pumping was a big part of my life. I spent almost a year pumping those puppies, day in and day out, on the griiiiiind. As many people are completely unaware of this feat, I thought I would share a magical story of love and embarrassment, awkward grins and merriment, breasts and a bit of ankle cleavage,…

I was standing in the disabled women’s toilet. All of a sudden there was a chill, my face turned pale white and goosebumps ran up my forearms. Another colleague tried to turn the doorknob to get in, my heart started racing and my face felt hot, “Sorry I’m in here!” My mind felt like someone had…

Hi. My name is Meagan. This is where I share my truth about all things Mother-y. It's about being real, and not putting on a fake smile for other people - it's about being yourself. It's about small acts of courage. Motherhood is hard, let's give ourselves a break. You be you.